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Alum Creek Lake / Alum Creek Park

📍 Columbus, USA · Kiteboarding spot

Alum Creek Lake / Alum Creek Park is a kiteboarding spot near Columbus in USA, with flat-water lake conditions and prevailing NE, SE wind.

CountryUSA
RegionOhio
Nearest townColumbus
Water typeFlat-water lake
LaunchLake
Best wind directionNE, SE
Wind typeFrontal
Coordinates40.1949, -82.9701

About Alum Creek Lake / Alum Creek Park

In the fall and spring the park service allows the water level to drop. This makes it possible to stand far from the trees in knee deep water. During the summer, the water is deeper and it is barely possible to touch ground one kite line length from shore. When there are not many boats the water is flat and smooth (unless it blows more than 15 knots). White caps are rare most days, but show up on stronger days. During the summer it is a zoo (boats, jet skis, etc), stay away for your own sanity.

What are the wind and water conditions?

Alum Creek Lake / Alum Creek Park offers flat-water lake conditions with NE, SE wind (Frontal wind), launching from lake.

How do I get to Alum Creek Lake / Alum Creek Park?

Interstate 71 to Polaris exit. Africa Rd takes you to the Southern point of the lake. Get onto Lewis Center Rd and follow signs to the park in the SW of the lake.

Hazards at Alum Creek Lake / Alum Creek Park

Ships, Jetskis.

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Spot data last updated 2026-07-20 · part of the KiteGlobe database of 6,633 kiteboarding spots.